SC Cleared Desktop Support Contracts in England

Security Check Clearance Desktop Support
UK > England

The median Security Check Clearance Desktop Support daily rate in England is £155, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 July 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 482 520 619
Rank change year-on-year +38 +99 +161
Contract jobs requiring a SC Cleared Desktop Support 25 21 14
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.092% 0.057% 0.029%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.10% 0.062% 0.031%
Number of daily rates quoted 15 17 12
10th Percentile - £123 £176
25th Percentile £153 £144 £185
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £155 £220 £205
Median % change year-on-year -29.55% +7.32% +2.50%
75th Percentile £215 £230 £231
90th Percentile £229 £242 £250
UK median daily rate £161 £206 £205
% change year-on-year -21.82% +0.61% +7.19%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 2 1
10th Percentile - £20.42 -
25th Percentile £32.50 £20.72 £16.54
Median hourly rate £35.00 £21.85 £16.94
Median % change year-on-year +60.22% +28.99% -
75th Percentile £37.50 £23.00 £17.33
90th Percentile - £23.32 -
UK median hourly rate £35.00 £21.85 £16.94
% change year-on-year +60.22% +28.99% -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in England. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in England with a recognized job title 24,960 34,080 45,304
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.96% 92.94% 94.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 16,242 22,314 32,086
10th Percentile £293 £300 £312
25th Percentile £404 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% -4.55% +1.85%
75th Percentile £630 £638 £660
90th Percentile £738 £750 £756
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.33% +0.42%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,224 2,453 1,403
10th Percentile £13.78 £13.00 £14.67
25th Percentile £17.98 £17.25 £19.25
Median hourly rate £28.18 £40.00 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year -29.55% -6.98% +70.01%
75th Percentile £57.50 £63.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £74.91 £78.00
UK median hourly rate £26.45 £40.00 £42.50
% change year-on-year -33.88% -5.88% +65.50%

SC Cleared Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured SC Cleared Desktop Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for SC Cleared Desktop Support in England

SC Cleared Desktop Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SC Cleared Desktop Support in England.

Daily rate trend for SC Cleared Desktop Support in England

SC Cleared Desktop Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing SC Cleared Desktop Support in England.

Hourly rate trend for SC Cleared Desktop Support in England

SC Cleared Desktop Support
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SC Cleared Desktop Support within the England region over the 6 months to 15 July 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South West +51 14 £210 - 2
North of England +6 11 £155 -18.21% 1
North West +11 7 £155 -18.21%
North East - 4 £155 -
London +23 1 £200 +47.06%
Midlands +4 1 £280 +1.82%
South East - 1 £168 - 2
West Midlands - 1 £280 -
SC Cleared Desktop Support
UK

SC Cleared Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 15 July 2025, SC Cleared Desktop Support contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the England region featuring SC Cleared Desktop Support in the job title.

1 25 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 25 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 18 (72.00%) Social Skills
3 16 (64.00%) Microsoft
4 9 (36.00%) Finance
5 8 (32.00%) HP
5 8 (32.00%) Dell
5 8 (32.00%) SLA
5 8 (32.00%) Dell Certification
5 8 (32.00%) Structured Cabling
5 8 (32.00%) Mathematics
5 8 (32.00%) Customer Experience
5 8 (32.00%) Driving Licence
6 6 (24.00%) ITIL
6 6 (24.00%) Customer Service
7 5 (20.00%) Windows
7 5 (20.00%) Workflow
8 4 (16.00%) Data Analysis
8 4 (16.00%) Service Management
8 4 (16.00%) ITSM
8 4 (16.00%) Analytical Skills
8 4 (16.00%) Windows 10
9 2 (8.00%) Microsoft 365
9 2 (8.00%) Microsoft Intune
9 2 (8.00%) ServiceNow
9 2 (8.00%) Microsoft Certification
10 1 (4.00%) VPN
10 1 (4.00%) Business Intelligence
10 1 (4.00%) Apple
10 1 (4.00%) SAP

SC Cleared Desktop Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Cloud Services
1 2 (8.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (4.00%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 8 (32.00%) Structured Cabling
2 1 (4.00%) VPN
General
1 18 (72.00%) Social Skills
2 9 (36.00%) Finance
3 4 (16.00%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (4.00%) Electronics
4 1 (4.00%) Manufacturing
4 1 (4.00%) Marketing
4 1 (4.00%) Public Sector
4 1 (4.00%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 8 (32.00%) Driving Licence
2 1 (4.00%) CMDB
Operating Systems
1 5 (20.00%) Windows
2 4 (16.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (32.00%) Customer Experience
1 8 (32.00%) Mathematics
2 6 (24.00%) Customer Service
2 6 (24.00%) ITIL
3 5 (20.00%) Workflow
4 4 (16.00%) Data Analysis
4 4 (16.00%) ITSM
4 4 (16.00%) Service Management
5 1 (4.00%) Business Intelligence
5 1 (4.00%) Digital Marketing
5 1 (4.00%) Migration
5 1 (4.00%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (4.00%) Programme Management
5 1 (4.00%) Workflow Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (4.00%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 25 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 25 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 8 (32.00%) Dell Certification
3 2 (8.00%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (4.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (32.00%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (4.00%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 2 (8.00%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (4.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 16 (64.00%) Microsoft
2 8 (32.00%) Dell
2 8 (32.00%) HP
3 2 (8.00%) ServiceNow
4 1 (4.00%) Apple
4 1 (4.00%) SAP